Method and apparatus for preparing a document to be read by a text-to-speech reader
US7490040B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 26, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L13/08
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There is disclosed a method and system for preparing a document to be read by a text-to-speech reader. The method can include identifying two or more voice types available to the text-to-speech reader, identifying the text elements within the document, grouping related text elements together, and classifying the text elements according to voice types available to the text-to-speech reader. The method of grouping the related text elements together can include syntactic and intelligent clustering. The classification of text elements can include performing latent semantic analysis on the text elements and characteristics of the available voice types.
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